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Thread Number: 21621
UK Hoover Turbopower for Sale in USA? |
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Post# 241929 7/24/2013 at 18:50 (3,922 days old) by bagintheback  (Flagstaff, Arizona) |
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 I found this listing on eBay today, sold by Great-Vacs. It looks extremely similar to a UK Turbopower, so maybe it is produced by the same manufacturer? Does anyone have information on this new "Prolux Lite" cleaner? CLICK HERE TO GO TO bagintheback's LINK on eBay 
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| Post# 241935 , Reply# 1 7/24/2013 at 19:57 (3,922 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
Yep, the Turbo Power isn't made by Hoover at all - comes from China and sold originally in Germany under the brand name Clean Maxx Multicyclone Z8 - see previous posts on here as well as
www.vacuumland.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-... | ||
| Post# 241991 , Reply# 2 7/25/2013 at 04:08 (3,921 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
It is a sad day when Hoover jumps on the bandwagon of sticking their name on a cleaner they had no part in making.
What a shame the red circle no longer stands for quality and durability. For modern cleaners I'll be sticking with my Numatic! At least I can look at my pre-2000 Hoovers and see that they USED to be a good brand - the best even. But not anymore. | ||
| Post# 241995 , Reply# 4 7/25/2013 at 05:02 (3,921 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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I completely agree Steve, but you have to admit that their products were still pretty good until the millennium. If was after the turn of the 21st Century that Hoover put their final phase of "nastiness" into the production line by moving EVERYTHING to China and squeezing every last penny of profit from their products by reducing quality to an absolute minimum.
The worst thing is, even if Hoover had stayed in the family (so to speak), it probably would have ended up being cheapened eventually anyway. One thing I know for sure is that Boss Hoover would be turning in his grave if he could see the state his company was in now. | ||
| Post# 242005 , Reply# 5 7/25/2013 at 07:48 (3,921 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
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Even during the 1990s, Hoover products in their floorcare range weren't as good as the classic uprights and cylinder vacs. You moan about plastics and quality, and yet Hoover's entire line of floorcare ranges were following suit with plastics, and I may add, not all floorcare machines were built very well. Some machines were made in France, Spain and even the UK - but clearly even before the move to Asia, Hoover were cost cutting. Don't blame it all on China - Hoover, the company were continually losing money, no matter where the production was located.
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| Post# 242007 , Reply# 7 7/25/2013 at 07:58 (3,921 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
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Actually, Steve - AEG/Electrolux also produce vacuums in China. I think the Nimble is made in China as well as the current line of AEG branded Electrolux cylinder vacs in the UK.
It isn't the fact that it is made in China that is the issue. After all, all my computers including my fab Apple Macbook are all made in China. My Pure Evoke (one of the very first DAB portable radios) is also made in China and is now coming up for 7 years of reliable and effective performance and quality - it is down to the brand. Even in the 1990s whilst Vax quality of plastics was largely down to Dirt Devil from the U.S, who in turn also produced vacuums in China, the company compromised on the quality for sales and having Dirt Devil produce the vacuums gave Vax a much wider floorcare range than they could dream of. Without Dirt Devil in the U.S, Vax would still be surviving on its canister tub vacuums and AVC/Bosch merge big cyclone upright alone - products that wouldn't really survive in this day and age against wider products from bigger brands. | ||
| Post# 242027 , Reply# 9 7/25/2013 at 10:14 (3,921 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
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| Post# 242038 , Reply# 10 7/25/2013 at 13:20 (3,921 days old) by ultraperformer (Derbyshire, UK, Europe) | ||
Hi Guys
With regard to AEG I can confirm the Nimble is made in China it was quiet a shock to me as I expected it to made in Hungary but it is very well made with solid good quality components, my UltraPerformer is made in EU and although a good quality well made cleaner feels no better made than the Nimble, I also keep looking at the UltraOne and I know they used to be made in Europe, if they still are I don't know but I'm sure it will be well made regardless. The Hoover above I think quiet a few of us knew it was just a rebaged model, I hope this isn't going to be a growing trend for Hoover I have a strong suspicion the Hoover Curve cyclinder is another rebadged model as well. Dan | ||
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